blusterous

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Adjective
  • Cleanup crews were seen clearing debris in blustery conditions on Saipan in a social media video posted by the mayor's office.
    CBS News, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Set along the cold, deep waters of Islay’s village of Port Ellen, the hotel is well placed for long blustery walks along the Three Distilleries Pathway, which takes you to the island’s heavy hitters of Laphroaig, Lagavulin, and, of course, Ardbeg.
    Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Woodman is known for being bombastic, but GoPro's track record in making indestructible camera gear is unmatched.
    Jim Fisher, PC Magazine, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Steinman’s music has always been described as big, bombastic, and operatic.
    Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 19 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Max Clayton also makes a strong impression as Danny Bailey, a swaggering leading man modeled after Carousel’s Billy Bigelow and portrayed on the series by Aaron Tveit.
    Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026
  • The notion of the swaggering state swallowing a chunk of its resistant neighbor is completely far-fetched.
    Mark Z. Barabak, Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • There’s a lot of, kind of hockey player archetypes — the flashy, cocky European superstar, that’s definitely a type.
    ABC News, ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026
  • The town’s overflowing with charming Midwest eccentrics, including a cocky mayor (Henry Winkler) and a welcoming barkeep (Lena Headey).
    Randy Myers, Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Despite Netanyahu’s boastful statement, a series of nationwide polls last week found that most Israelis do not believe the US and Israel won the war against Iran.
    Dalia Abdelwahab, CNN Money, 11 Apr. 2026
  • The two boastful half-brothers clashed and split.
    Gail Sheehy, Vanity Fair, 20 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • And it’s been a very bumptious relationship ever since.
    David Frum, The Atlantic, 4 Feb. 2026
  • In public, Newsom speaks often and openly about his errors, fortifying his image as a bumptious, slightly hapless victim of his own enthusiasms.
    Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 1 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • To this point, the Heat arguably have been too stubborn, or too arrogant, in belief that the quick fix was just around the corner.
    Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 15 Apr. 2026
  • His style is relaxed and confident, not arrogant.
    Tara Klein, SPIN, 15 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Avoid Burying Praise in Negatives To avoid making children too conceited, parents might bury praise in the midst of negatives.
    Wayne Parker, Parents, 8 Mar. 2026
  • The Pitt definitely feels like the type of workplace where conceited doctors-in-training are pretty much guaranteed to quickly get knocked down a peg.
    Megan McCluskey, Time, 8 Jan. 2026
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“Blusterous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blusterous. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.

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